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It is a red-white vertical bicolour with coat of arms shifted to the top.
Source: §2(2) of Hauptsatzung of Röhrig , 6 December 2001, updated 21 October 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Oct 2016
The shield is silver. Issuant from base is a green mount charged with a silver barrulet wavy. Issuant from mount is a green bulrush seeded black, flanked by a red bottle at dexter and a red heraldic rose seeded golden and barbed black at sinister.
Meaning:
The bulrush (also called Röhricht in German) is obviously canting. The rose here probably is an attribute of St. Elizabeth, the local patron saint. Elizabeth always supported the poor people in the region. But her husband was upset. Usually she gave bread to them. As her husband wanted to punish her for giving away bread, the legend says that the bread was changed into roses in her basket. The crowned head of Elizabeth, flanked by two roses already appeared on local seals until 1953.
Source: "Wappen und Siegel der Städte und Gemeinden des Landkreises Eichsfeld", edited by Kultur und Sportamt des Landkreises Eichsfeld, Duderstadt 1997, p.97 and §2(1) of Hauptsatzung of Röhrig , 6 December 2001, updated 21 October 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Oct 2016
Röhrig had 236 inhabitants in 2015 and covers 2.8 km². The municipality was first mentioned in 1536.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Oct 2016
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